Playoff Live Thread: Cleveland vs. Toronto
2018-05-05
The Cavs are home, up 2-0 on the Raptors, who have to be feeling desperate at this point. A loss tonight, and this series is pretty much over. Justin May is on assignment at the game tonight, covering the Cleveland release of the LeBron Soldier I “25 Straight” to celebrate the Cavs Playoff run. The shoe is part of the recently launched “Art of a Champion” collection which highlights several NBA moments and iconic shoes that define basketball glory. https://news.nike.com/news/art-of-a-champion-nike-basketball-collection. Check out Baker Mayfield above with a pair at the local Cleveland concept shop Xhibition. Thanks to @nike and @LeBronJames for letting us cover it.
More on that to come, so for tonight’s live thread and recap, you’re stuck with me. Next up, check out Evil Genius recapping the series and what it’s like to be an L.A. Cavs fan with Mark Schwab for WOIO.
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As if that weren’t enough, we get to watch the Cavs tonight! No changes as far as I know. I think the Cavs come in focused with a crazy Cleveland crowd and go up 3-0 with a 115-108 victory.
Overtime?
Hey what’d ya know Raptors finally make a clutch shot. Maybe LBJ has some heroics. Still think raptors are forked if this goes to OT.
Hehehe. Who called it all game…..? Raptors are forked, raptors are forked, raptors are forked no matter how close it is. LBJ did have some magic.
LBJ IS THE GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bleep Lue!
Jeff Green not only misses the FT, but falls for the pump fake
Tirico sucks at math. Terrible D.
Unfreakingbelievable. The fact that we are at this point is on Lue. Never should have come to this.
JEFF GREEEN CAN”T DEFEND THE THREE.
How did Green miss that??
Foul foul foul…. Ugh….
Seriously… why didn’t they foul?
The world wonders…
WTF?!!!!
This is why I hate Lue. After Love’s dominant stretch to close the third, no shots & no points in the 4th. WTF?
That has a lot to do with Lebron as well
Yes it does.
Serge fouled out…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQIwEZlOzp4
Seems like they should’ve got the ball to Korver
Or Love. No shots in the 4th.
Ibaka was vertical….but I will take it
Left hand pushed bron’s hips down low
So basically how GSW defends LBJ.
Whew! Plinko FT…
MAKE YOUR THROWS BRON!
I’m not sure if Casey is mad at the call or that it was a late call.
Both, I expect…I thought it was kind of a weak call…
Dwayne Casey might have an anuerism…
Wow… took long enough for that whistle…
Never have I seen worse timeout management than what Toronto has made this series. They don’t give themselves a chance. Casey is getting fired.
Lol at Casey…
Does Bron dribble it out & step back or do we run a play?
I hope the latter…
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/992964301223841792
Lol raptors going to raptors. Great out of bounds play
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/992964301223841792
No three’s please
Wow. Lue versus Casey is not exactly a chess match.
Checkers all the way
LMAO
Weird play drawn up by the Raptors
Why would they throw it into the back court? Dumb plan…
Hilarious
That was pretty silly by the Raps…
That was not a Brad Stevens-approved inbounds play.
James should have gone to the bucket, but meh.
No more timeouts for the Raps…
Hubie: “Excellent play by Lowry”..
He called a time out Hubie. Jeez…
Cannot give them a good shot here…
Casey burned through all his TOs!!
Win or lose, Lue should be fired after this game.
They should call a timeout with 10 seconds left just to announce his firing
As long as Hubie announces it.
Yes he should. They can’t win with him choosing who plays
Raps use their last TO…
Love nice denial on Lowry
Wouldn’t have taken that three if I was LBJ…
The unblockable shot!
WOW!!!
FADEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cavs took live off the floor on D. Watch Toronto get an o board
Lowry balling this series. DeRozan is toast
These refs are a problem…
Looks like these refs want to march Lowry to the line tonight.
Well in the 4th Q
Bummer kk nonfoul. Still he shoulda caught it clean and then wouldn’t have been in that situation. Can’t have more turnovers.
At least they called it both ways
Wow… Bron finally got a call!
That works too. Bron to the hole.
This close game is on Ty Lue… terrible decisions on rotation this quarter…
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/992962253543616512
MAKEUP CALL.
Worried. Lowry is hot. The refs suck. They are making lucky threes.
Time for JR to hit a 3.
Not worried because LBJ can get to the bucket anytime he wants against this team. Could have last night. Chose to shoot js instead.
Lowry just took a dive. Ridiculous
Meanwhile Hubie describes some imaginary thing that Lowry did to draw the foul.
Meanwhile Lowry not touched by Love there… jeez
F***** THESE REFS. THEY SHOULD NEVER WORK AGAIN.
Who knew the 6th man would wear pin stripes.
Yeah, no foul there…
Korver fouled… no call
Happy birthday OG…
https://twitter.com/CavsFredMcLeod/status/992962466018680832
Uunfathomable that we could lose this game given Derozan being a complete and utter no show
I’m just furious with Lue
Yep. Don’t know what to say. The on/off numbers for that wretched lineup must be the worst in the NBA…
so sick and tired of listening to Hubie. Someone makes a play, and he acts like he knew what was going to happen, exactly as it did.
That’s because his brain is 10 seconds slower than his eyes so he is having deja vu moments lol
That is why you don’t send help on the double inside the three on LBJ.
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/992960944417509376
Big 3 before that.
I always feel calm when Hill is out there…I was in a constant state of stress most of the Pacers series…
He is a tremendously steadying force…